Whispers of the Heart

How long can this go on?
Standing up for myself,
I know not how!

Clutching on to my heart
I tiptoe all around
Walking on glass shrapnels
Broken, scattered on the ground

How long can this go on?
Standing up for myself,
I know not how!

Scared to raise my voice
As one wrong word
would cost me everything
For your joy is my happiness

How long can this go on?
Standing up for myself,
I know not how!

My dragons are but my own
What if I let them devils out?
Will they see the light of day?
Engulf me in guilt and pain?

How long can this go on?
Standing up for myself,
I know not how!

The truth is often bitter
Compassion is but
my middle name
Torn in strife, I wonder
If there really is a right
to every wrong?

How long can this go on?
Standing up for myself,
I know not how!

The world around me,
Spinning round and round
As I cling on to
what little is left of me,

For, how long can this go on?
Standing up for myself,
I know not how!

Originally published at crazywaywithwords.wordpress.com on May 20, 2018.